Times-Advocate, 1988-03-02, Page 18Page 2A
Times -Advocate, March 2, 1988
Sports Spotlight
\I,irk Iti.��•t
Saved by the spirit
I have to admit that when the
Olympics started two weeks agog
1 wasn't the least bit interested.
It wasn't that the competition
didn't excite me or that.the rival-
ries weren't attractive, it was the
hype that bored me. -
I'm tired of hype. -
It's like a disease that we've
caught from the United States.
'Phe vulgar ABC network ap-
proach to sports -- mush and
gush and scntirncntality above
all -reason and reality -- seemed
to be seeping into our Calgary
Olympics as early as 1985 when
organizers. were promising the
biggest and the best Games ever.
Afraid that we were pumping
millions of dollars into the
Games to Americanize' them,
glitz them and glori.Fy them, I
decided I really didn't give a
damn. -
When Shell showed inc their
"I am gold, I am silver,- i.am
bronze" business I clicked off the
TV •with an "i am gone." When
Labbatt's sent all the athletes'
parents out to Calgary, I thought
it was a stroke of commercial
genius, thinly disguised as be-
nevolence.
When I saw official Olympic
cars and film and. hamburgers, I
officially decided that the Olym-
pics was the biggest, most ex-
pensive advertisement in the
world -- rivalled only by thc Su-
perbowl. -
But I couldn't help watching
thc events now and again: I soon
began to admire the way Calgary
was carrying the thing off. By
the second week I was caught_up
by the charm and honest skill of
the athletes and by Sunday
night, it was all better. . •
It wasn't the well-done closing
show which convinced me of the
merit of the Olympic Games.
The crowd did it for rnc,
They wcrc absolutely great.
Spurred on by the athletes who
had dropped their flags and made
sortie friends, the crowd tock the
Games'away from the media and
claimed.thc Olympics for them-
selves.. •
They lit their -_candles too
soon, they did The Wave while
officials- tried -to make Officious
speeches and they-bo<ocd when
the Games wcrc declared closed.
That spontaneous joy in the
•face of contrived telecasts was as
refreshing as Eddie 'the -Eagle' "
Edwards.
Of course the networks capital-
ized on it. it was.hctter than -any-
thing they could have hoped for.
But for _me, Mose closing cere-
monies wcrc symbolic of more
than just thc usual fare. =They
wcrc a sign -.that, no matter -how
deep we bury the Winter Games
in commercial rubble, their no-
bility shines through.
• I can't wait for 1992.
ADMIRING THE GOODS -- Goalie Derrick Martin looks fondly at the
trophy he just received for turning in an excellent season between the
pipes for Exeter Hawks. Martin was awarded at the Western Junior D ban-
quet Saturday.
Hawks, Irish
named all=stars
Exeter Hawks goalie Dave
Rook and winger Scott Lovie
were named to the North All-star
team while Lucan's Scott Deno -
my and Brad Muir wcrc listed
among the Southern All-stars
during the Western Junior D
Awards banquet held Saturday
night in 'Medford.
More than 400 people attended
the year-end banquet in which
plaques were awarded to the out-
standing players in the Western
Junior D league.
The accolades continued to roll
in for Exctcr when the North's
most valuable goalie awards
went to Rook, Derrick Martin
and Marty Mcrncr, all Hawks.
Leading scorer was Jeff Ward
of Wellesley Applejacks. Ward
was also the recipient of the
RSD Sports Den "most valuable
player award.
Top dcfenceman in the north
was Pete Heise of Wellesley. '
in the south, goalies Brian
)Morris and Brad Gard, both of
Lambeth, wcrc awarded for their
efforts while leading scorer and
most' valuable player honours
went to Belmont's Richard
Clark.
Brian Bruce of Thamesford was
named top dcfcncemari in the
South.
Each member of the AT[sstar
team was.awarded with a plaque
from Molsons Breweries.
FIRST DRAW WINNERS -- Elaine Standeaven(skip), Nancy Packharn
(vice). Nancy Lewis(second) and Lynda Cairns (lead) won the first draw of
the EU son Travel Bonspiel..
crunchers finish season
.vet; r Atom. Crunchers wrapped
up their ,cairn Sunday in the. ---
La in bton -Middlesex
he --
Lanibton-Middlesex single-
knoc-kout playoff tourney when,
they lost a hard fought game to
' Strathroy R's 5-4.
Crunchers fell behind 3-1 in the
first period, -but rallied in the sec-
ond to make thc score 4-3. The
two teartis matched goals in the
third but Crunchers .wcrc unable to
come up with the tying goal. •
Geoff Hann scored from Willy
Partridge to notch Exeter's only first
period goal.
Partridge -exploded in the second
with two goals, one of them unas-
sisted: Jason Keller drew the only
assist.
Hann connected with Scott Inson
-in the third to score Crunchcr's last
goal.
Partridge was named- the team's
most- valuable player after the
game. -
Panthers, Bombers fight to finish
The Lambton-N-1iddlesex "B" Di-
visional Novice Playoff Tourna-
ment . took place February 27 in
Mount Brydges with Exctcr Pan-
thers facing Exctcr Bombers. The
name was exceptional, matching
team player for player. Exciting to
the finish, the final score after three
complete periods remained in a 0-0
tic.
A five minute overtime period
followed, once again resulting in no
:core.
The excitement built in another
five minute overtime suddcnt death
period. Both Michael Schwindt,
goalie for the Panthers and Joey Bi-
crling, Bomber goalie, wcrc pulled
leaving a five -on -five situation for
one minute. • -
Delction of tine team player con-
tinued for three -minutes until, at
Exeter Hawks first round
playoffs vs. Mitchell Hawks
Friday, March 4 in Exctcr at 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 6 in Mitchell at 7:45 p.m.
Tuesday, March 8 in Exctcr at 8:30 p.m.
Friday, March 11 in Mitchell at 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 13 in Exctcr at 7:30 p.nt.
Tuesday, March 15 in Mitchell at 8:45 p.m.
Friday, March 18 in Exctcr at 8:30 p.m.
thc two minute mark, only Lucas
Forrest and Luke Sims, remained in
play for Panthers and Jcff Mauer
and J.J. 1 -ism for Bombers.
With 1:26 min. remaining on thc
clock, Lucas Forrest.pickcd off the
puck, skating through the Bomber
field and scored a climactic goal to
defeat the Bombers 1-0.
Semi-finals
In the semi-final game between
Watford and Panthers, Watford took
the lead at the 9:19 mark of the sec-
ond period with a goal from Pat Si-
tlinglon, assisted by Paul Pamblc-
ton and Rick Jansen.
Panthers played exceptionally
well but could not penetrate the
Watford defense.
Final score was 1-0 for Watford
who went on to play Parkhill Jets
in the finals.
Mohawks
Continued from p;.gc 1A
first !a give Mohawks a 2-1 lead as
they entered the second.
A goal from Bill Glover in the
middle period gave Exctcr a_ com-
fortable margin, but it was an unas-
si3tcd, short handed goal by Gates .
•at 18:02 which snapped the back of
Harriston. .
Randcrson then exploded in the
third with three more goals,
Krtiut drew four assists in the
Ramo.
„ A SOLID LINE-UP -- Hawks coach Dave Bogart and Manager Dan Brintnelt flank Exeter goalies MartyMerner,
Derrick Martin and Dave Rook. The three goalies were recognized as the North division's best Saturday night dur-
ing the Western Junior D awards banquet. •
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Mac Cats edge Bullets
Continued from page IA
in the final against Mac Cats after
handing Ildcrton a 3-2 loss and
then bumping Lucan Oilers 6-3.
All the action occurred in the
third period against Ilderton.
Bullets snapped up the lead early
in the final round with two quick
goals by Scott Parsons just 30 sec-
onds apart.
Ilderton waited until thc final
minutes of play before retaliating,
but when they did bougce back, it
was with an equal fury. Goals by
Mike Gianelli and Jcrcmy Ross
tied the game 2-2.
Brad Thompson came up with
the winning goal on an unassisted
effort with just 2:32 remaining in
the game.
Assists on Parson's goals went
to Jamie Rolph and Thompson.
Bullets 6 - Lucan 3
Derck Beckett cams up with four
goals to lead Bullets to a 6-3 vic-
tory over Oilers. Bullets rebounded
from a 3-2 first period deficit with
�,.r
four unanswered goals in the third
to advance to the championship
round of the tournament.
A goal by Philip Hardy from Na-
than Blay and Doug Hotson gave
Lucan an early edge in the first,
but Beckett quickly evened the
score on a pass from Jason
McBride.
Robbic'Pac=cstablishcd'Lu-
can's lead when he connected with
Dan Gibson but Parsons restored
the balance with a goal of his own
from Jeremy Brock with 1:40 re-.
mining in the first.
Lucan, dissatisfied with the tic,
pumped in another shot with 33
seconds left on the opening period
dock. Tracy Mitchell was respon-
sible for the marker with assists
going to Blay and Gibson.
After a scoreless second period,
Beckett blew the game open with
three goals. Assists went to Brock
and Thompson.
Parsons finished the game with a
goal from Parsons and Robb,
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TOTAL CHAMPS -- Led by skip Jessica Shane (back right), this team
captured the overall title at the Ellison Travel Bonspiel. They also won the
second draw. Beside Shane is Laurel McIntosh. Front row, left; Tina Doug-
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